Greetings from the sunny south.During my stay in Florida, I would like to share a few of my favorite treasures while they are still near and dear.First, a quick overview of the trip. I traveled out on Saturday by car with my parents and friend, Holly. We are currently staying near Sarasota on Siesta Key Beach. It is fantastic. The sand on the...
Procrastinate.That word is an everyday truth for me. Often, it is what keeps me spontaneous and it lets me play off of my spur-of-the-moment inspirations. Other times, it is responsible for my crashing to meet last-minute deadlines and it plagues my ability to stay on any sort of a schedule.Anyway, for my birthday, Heather got me a planner that is entitled "Do it...
Last night, I was craving a big bowl of popcorn. My general rule of thumb is that I only like to enjoy popcorn as a treat when I watch a movie. Seeing as it was the coldest day of the year and I had spent all of it inside my warm toasty house, why not wrap up in a blanket and have a...
In the days when we attended kindergarten, ate milk and cookies, and hung paintings on the refrigerator, a popular question for us was, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"My current occupation is not one in which, looking back, I would have necessarily accurately predicted. Furthermore, lately I have been revisiting the recurring childlike thought of, "I wish I could...
Everyone has favorites.Some people are very true to their fancies and establish favorites that are a life-long interest. Others may have a favorite ice cream flavor one day, and completely change their mind tomorrow.I fall in the latter category.That is why I am establishing "Friday's Favorites" today. Every so often on a Friday, I'll post the 5 favorites in my life that seem...
Some days my mind wanders so.It goes here and there. It takes me so many places.I sit down at the writing board and just type. At times, I have misjudged my course of inspiration and nothing results. But if I’m lucky, the keyboard serves as only a very tiny barrier between what is in my mind and what results on screen. Words, thoughts,...
As promised, this post will be devoted to personality types. I am very tempted to plunge into a full-fledged account of 2008, a welcomer of 2009, a recap of special memories and fond moments, or an opener for the new year.Yet I will stay true to my word and instead dive into a topic that has continued to fascinated me over the years....